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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

      CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

      Prince Albert (1819-61)

      1861

      Albumen print pasted onto card | 8.5 x 5.6 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2511019

      Carte-de-visite photograph of Prince Albert, standing in full length, facing the viewer. He stands next to a pillar as his left hand rests on his hip. A small table on his right supports books and a small statuette of the Venus di Milo. A globe is on the floor near his feet.

      • Creator(s)

        Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

      • 8.5 x 5.6 cm (image) (image)

        9.5 x 6.4 cm (mount) (mount)

      • Subject(s)
        • Geography
          • Globes
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
              • cartes-de-visite
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